As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
FIREWORKS
Includes any blank cartridge, toy pistol, toy cannon, toy
cane or toy gun in which explosives are used; the type of balloon
which requires fire underneath to propel the same; firecrackers, torpedoes,
skyrockets, Roman candles, bombs, sparklers or other fireworks of
like construction; or any fireworks containing any explosive or flammable
compound or any tablets or other devices commonly used and sold as
fireworks containing nitrates, chlorates, oxalates, sulphides of lead,
barium, antimony, arsenic, mercury, nitroglycerine, phosphorous or
any compound containing any of the same or other explosives; or any
substance or combination of substances or articles prepared for the
purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect by combustion,
explosion, deflagration or detonation, other than aviation, auto and
railroad signal light flares, except that the term "fireworks" shall
not include:
A.
Any toy pistol, toy cane, toy gun or other device in which paper
caps containing 0.25 grain or less of explosive compound per cap are
used, provided that they are so constructed that the hand cannot come
in contact with the cap when in place for use, and toy pistol paper
caps which contain less than 0.20 grain of explosive mixture per cap.
B.
The sale or use of blank cartridges for a show or theater or
for signal purposes in athletic sports or for use by authorized military
or veterans' organizations.
No person shall offer or expose for sale, sell, distribute, possess or use or explode any fireworks, as defined in §
369-2, except as relates to public displays as more particularly hereinafter provided in §§
369-4,
369-5 and
369-6.
No permit granted under §
369-4 shall be transferable.
As a prerequisite to the issuance of the permit required under §§
369-3 through
369-6, the permittee shall furnish surety in the amount and in the form deemed adequate and proper by the City Council. The surety required may be in cash or government bonds, personal bonds or surety bonds of a corporate surety authorized to do business in New Jersey and, in addition, if deemed necessary, other forms of insurance. Said surety shall be conditioned for the payment of all damages which may be caused either to a person or persons or to property by reason of the display for which the permit was issued and arising from any acts of the permittee, his agents, employees or subcontractors. Such surety shall run to the City of Camden and shall be for the use and benefit of any person, persons or the owner or owners of any property so damaged who is or are authorized to maintain an action thereon, or his or their heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns.
Any fireworks that remain unfired after the display is concluded
shall be immediately disposed of in a safe way as deemed adequate
by the Fire Official for the particular type of fireworks remaining.
[Amended 4-9-1987 by Ord. No. MC-2289; 10-12-2006 by Ord. No.
MC-4234]
Unless otherwise provided in the chapter, penalties against persons violating the provisions of this chapter shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions of §
1-15.